Hay-carrier



W. CARTER April 2, 1935.

HAY CARRIER Filed Jan. 29, 1934 f2 Sheets-Sheet IJJIIIIEFH Cal-fer; ,z

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Patented Apr. 2, 1935 UNITED STATES HAY-CARRIER William Carter, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application January 29, 1934, Serial No, 708,821

1 Claim.

and more particularly to an, improved carrier, or env yer, fer distributin ham. or like mater a into barns inciden to the s oring h Due to the large attle herds of today, he building of lar e barns is a necess t Th se lar e barns with their t em nd u storag om r quire hay carri r equip n e p es n qu pment is of a hi h costly natur nnin into many hundreds o dol and he ea n to a certain extent have te be spe ially built o the reception of the sam Generally, the present equipment mbed s a longitudinally xtending st el rack parallelin the rid e pole ef the r of with specia a i g and a carrier slidably mounted on the track for receiving the hoist for the hay sling 01 grapple hooks. Notonly is the initial st f. this equipment large, but the installa on cos is v ry gh, as is also the operating cost.

It is, thereiore, one oi the primary b ects of. my invention to provide a hay-carri or heist, partieularly adapted for use in barns, whi h will be inexpensive to manufacture and install, one that will be eas to manipulate, and ne whic will be of an exc ptionally simple andv ugged character, capable of withstandins h avy l ad Another sali nt Qbjeetef my inventien is the provision of a hay-carrier heis embe y ne a swinging bo m .for reeeiv ns the hoi t rop with novel means tor mountin the boem the. met of the barn, whereby the load will be effectively supperted by the roof rafter t permit the easy rotation er swingin f the b om from one end at the barn to the other,

A further obj ct of my nvent on is the pros vision of novel means f r m unti g the h ist mm for the hay sling relative to the beoin and t e mounting for the boom, whe eby a direct; PUHQEJI" be obtained n the hoist p for ef e tively manipulating the same, a

A further object of my invention is the provision of novel means for bracin the boom e ative to the mounting for th bo m, wh reby free swingin movem nt of the beem around its mounting is assured.

A further object of my invention is the pre sion of novel means for handling the boom, whereby a single op rater can efiective y ac ua the hoist. rope, as well as men; the boom to the desired position with the ead.

A still further, object of my invention 1 a provision of novel means for eenstru g the hay slingito be utilized with the heist rope, whereb the sites can be utilized fer hand ng an entire Th s inv ntion appertains to ar q pment wagonload of hay, with nQVel means for breaking; the sling, so. that the load can be readily dumped.

A till further obieet of. my inv ntion the provision or" novel means for forming the sling, whereby the hay is p evented from be en ns en tangled with the ends of the sling, whereby to insure the dropping of the entire loa Y With these and other objects view, the in vent-ion consists in the novel construction, ar-

ang m t and ie mation oi parts, a ll be 10 he e a ter mo p c fically described, claimed and illustrated i the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure l a. l i l l s V 9 9? th a conventional barn construction, showing my 15 imnroved hay-carrier incorporated therewith,

F gure 2 is a ragmenta y s de e evetmn 9i my improved hay-carrier drawn'on a larger scale, parts of the carrier bein s o n broken way and in section to illustrate structural details.

F u 3 s a i em e r ide le e iee 9? e slightly modified form of my improved hay car i hi h is a t s t e us n b s of smaller capacity, parts of th ca rier be n sh wn. broken away and i SGGHQII. w

Figure 4 is a bottom plan. iew of my i mproyed hay-sling. I s

F e 5 i en nleediresmen ty tressverse section through the hay-sling, taken fi l-b stantially on the l n 5 5, of F gure {1, l okin n the en oi th row il 1 9 the d aw ngs in l fi'i wherein similar reieren e haraet rsdesignate eer e pend g th ugh u th several views, the letter A generally indicates my improved hay, carrier, and B a barn in whiqh the same can he install d- T 411 B 9% 191 M 5m P TQ KQd cb reetet or epnstrl etion; and, s shown, the same inelndes he front. and ea lls t, and H, he side walls L2, and thereof mnstrnet en 8,3 The ir nt wall t n ev de w h a entra doorway l4, havin an inclinedlrlinwayr I5 leading thereto,

The roof 13 has been shown to be of" the doulo pitch (mansard) type, and inoludesthe usual ridge pole l6 supportedby the rafters H and punlines 18. The lower terminals of the bottom rafter I1 mayrest upon a roof plate 19, and tieor cat-beams 20 can extend across the. ba n 1 i 1 improved hay carrier A no W p is s been; 2.1., the body p rt on of whi h can be bi 5 S l d base of'wo dupperend tn the b d at the boom can have bolted thereto hearing plates entire load. This sling 22 for supporting the top pulley 23 for the hoist rope 24. The lower end of the boom can have bolted thereto bearing plates, or arms, 25.

Obviously, the boom can be constructed in other manners without departing from the spirit or the scope of my invention.

The boom 2! is carried in a novel manner by one of the tie-, or cat-beams, 23 of the barn, which is preferably disposed adjacent to the doorway M. The means for mounting the boom in place on the tie-beam 29 consists in the use of base, or supporting, plate 28, which can be in the nature of a casting.

This base, or supporting, plate 26 is placed directly on top of the tie-beam 25 adjacent to one side of the barn, and the longitudinal edges of the plate 25 can be provided with depending side flanges for gripping, or engaging, the side faces of the beam to prevent shifting of the plate. Suitable bolts 21 are employed for firmly securing the plate 26 in position.

Formed on the plate 25 is a hollow stud, or post, 28,the purpose of which will be later set forth. It is tobe noted, however, that the outer face of this hollow stud, or post, 28 can be provided with external threads adjacent to its upper end. Rotatably mounted upon the stud, or post, 28 in superimposedrelation to the base plate 26 is a turntable plate 29. Suitable anti-friction threaded on the post 23 in order to hold the turntable plate 29 in proper position.

Formed on the upper face of the turntable plate 29 at one side of the post 28 are a pair of upstanding bearing arms, or ears, 32. These bearings arms, or. ears, 32 rotatably support the lower sheave, or pulley wheel, 33, and it is to be noted that part of the periphery of the pulley Wheel 33 overhangs the post 23,-and the post 28 is disposed substantially tangentially to the periphery of the pulley.

The bearing arms 25 of the boom 2! straddle the bearing ears 32 below the pulley wheel 33 and are connected to bearing ears 32 by means of a transversely extending pivot bolt, or shaft, 34.

Rockably mounted on thegsliaft, or pivot bolt, 35 which supports the uppermost pulley wheel 23 is a yoke 35. This yoke 35 carries an eye 31-, to which is secured a guy, or brace, rope 38. The lower end of the guy rope 38 is secured to an eye 39 carried by one of the side purlines l8. It is tobe noted thatthe eye 33 is directlyabove the hollow post 28, and the eye and post are in direct vertical alinement. 3 r

The hoist rope 24 is trained over the pulley wheels 23 and 33, and is extended through the hollow stud 28 and a guide'openin'g 40 formed in the tie-beam'ZO. This end of the hoist rope is secured to and coiled about the drum 4| of a winch 42. This winch 42 may be of any preferred construction,:and-is carried by the floor of the barn at one side of the door opening M.

The portion of the hoist rope which extends down from the pulley wheel 23 carries a suitable hook which is adapted to be connected with the middle rings of the sling chains 43. s

As stated inthe objects of the specification, the sling, indicated by the reference character 44, is of a novel construction, and'the sling is arranged so as to extend over the entire area of the bed of a hay wagon, so-I as to support the 44 includes companion sections 45 and 46.

The sections 45 and 46 each include inner angle irons 41, and outer longitudinally extending straps 48. Transversely extending bed straps 49 are riveted to the angle irons 41 and the longitudinally extending straps 48.

The sling chains, or ropes, 43 are adapted to be carried by the outer longitudinally extending straps 48, and by referring to Figure 4 of the drawings, it will be noted that the outer terminals of the bed straps 49 extend beyond the longitudinal straps 48 and have their terminals provided with downwardly bent extensions 50. I lay particular stress on the bent-down extensions 59 in that these extensions effectively prevent the hay from tangling with the sling, and also form means for slightly spacing the sling from the bed of the haywagon.

The abutting angle irons 41 are releasably connected in a novel manner so that when the load has reached the desired position the sections 45 and 46-can be disconnected to permit the dropping of the load. I

The means for detachably connecting the sections consists of spaced'eyes carried by one angle iron 41, which are adapted to extend through openings 52 formed in the other angle iron. Releasable latch levers 53 and 54 are pivotally carried by the angle iron having the openings 52 for releasably engaging the eyes 51.

The latch levers 53 are rockably mounted intermediate their ends, as at 55, on their angle bar 41, and terminate in overlapping relation at the longitudinal center of the sling, and are rockably connected at this point to a common yoke 56, to which is secured the release, or'trip, rope 51.

The outer ends of the latch levers 53 and 54 are provided with bills 58 which extend into the eyes 5!. Obviously, when the sling is under load and pull is exerted on the release rope 51, the latch levers 53 and 54 will be raised at their outer ends above the eye 5|, whereby the weight of the load is allowed to spread'the sections 45 and 45 of the sling.

In use' of my improved carrier, the loaded wagon with the sling in place is driven into the barn and the guide, or drag, rope 59 is manipulated so as to dispose the boom 2| directly over the wagon. The drag, or guide, line 59 is pref erably secured to an intermediate portion of the boom, which facilitates the manipulation of the boom.

The hoist rope 24 is now slackened by the use of the winch, and the hook is connected to the middle rings of the sling, after which the winch is operated to raise the load off the wagon. When the load reaches the desired height the dragline 59 is manipulated so as to rotate-the boom around the hollow stud 28 until the load reaches the desired position, after which the release rope, or cable, 51 is actuated topermit the dropping of the load.

Due to'the construction of the boom and its mounting, the hoist rope is eifectively guided and the strain from the boom iseffectively distributed to the boom mounting, in view'of the fact that the pivot cars 32 are arranged in close proximity to the hollow stud 28.

As the eye 39 is located directly above the stud, the free swingingof the boom around the adapted for use in barns of small construction, or that type of barn having a single pitch (hip) roof construction.

This modified form of carrier is generally indicated by the reference character C and embodies a rugged hollow standard 60, having formed thereon a base 6| which is bolted to the desired tie-beam. The upper end of the hollow standard 66 has formed thereon, or secured thereto, a cap plate 62.

This cap plate 32 in turn has formed thereon at its axial center the hollow post, or shaft, 83. Rotatably mounted on the cap plate 62 is a turntable plate 64. Suitable anti-friction bearings can be interposed between the cap plate 62 and the turntable plate 64. A nut 66 of the desired form is threaded on a hollow post 63 for holding the turntable plate in position. Secured to the post 63 above the holding nut 66 is a collar 61 having secured thereto brace rod 68, which can be bolted, or otherwise secured, to adjacent roof rafters 69.

The boom 70 can be of substantially the same construction as that illustrated in the preferred form of my device, and the lower end of the boom is connected by means of a cross bolt 80 to ears 8| formed on the turntable plate 64 adjacent to the post 63.

The outer end of the boom 10 carries the top pulley wheel H and adjacent to its lower end carries the lowermost pulley wheel 12, and it is to be noted that the post 63 is tangentially disposed with reference to the pulley wheel 12.

In order to brace the boom diverging brace rods 13 are secured to the outer end thereof, and the lower ends of these brace rods 13 are bolted, or otherwise secured, to a rotatable ring, or collar, 15 mounted upon the standard 60. The standard 60 is provided with a thrust flange 15 for supporting the weight of said ring, or collar.

This carrier is actuated in the same manner described for my carrier A, and it is to be noted that the hoist rope 16 is trained over the pulley wheels II and 12 and thence threaded through the hollow post 63, the hollow standard 60, and through an opening formed in the roof rafter.

If preferred, a platform 85, shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, can be built on the turntable.

plate 29 for supporting an overhead winch 86, so that the hoist rope can be operated from above. In this instance the plate 29 can be built on a larger scale to receive the platform.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided an exceptionally simple and durable appliance for facilitating the storing of hay and like material in barns, which entirely eliminates the complicated and costly track structure heretofore used.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of my invention, but what I claim as new is:-

A hay-carrier and hoist for barns comprising, a hollow standard having an attaching base and a flange directly above said base, a cap plate secured to the upper end of the standard having an axially disposed hollow post, a turntable plate rotatably mounted on the cap plate and post, a boom hingedly secured at its lower end to the turntable plate at one side of the hollow post, a collar rotatably mounted on the standard and resting on said flange, bracing arms pivotally connected to the collar and extending from said collar to the outer end of the boom, pulley sheaves disposed adjacent to the opposite ends of the boom, a hoist cable trained over the pulley sheaves and threaded through the post and standard, and a brace rod connected directly to the upper end of the post above the turntable plate and adapted to be secured to a roof rafter.

WILLIAM CARTER. 

